MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local government units on Monday to select hotels in their area that could be used as facilities for COVID-19 patients.
Duterte noted a “dearth in space” in quarantine facilities, especially for people still waiting for the results of their swab tests or those who would not need to be hospitalized.
“I leave it to the city government, and we will talk about it later. These vacant hotels — after all, when [the pandemic] ends, you can always decontaminate the rooms. We will do it for you. Arrange [it] with the hotels that can be used temporarily at this time,” he said, speaking partly in Filipino.
He also asked owners of h…
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